MedicinePathologyVeterinary PathologyDiabetologyHistopathologyNecropsy PathologyDiabetes MellitusLiver DiseaseMetabolic DisordersPancreatic DiseasesPancreatic PathologyRodent PathologyCanine Diabetes MellitusFeline Diabetes MellitusFerret PathologyHistopathologic ExaminationMetabolic Disease PathologyMicroscopic Tissue ExaminationPancreatic HistopathologyPancreatic Islet Cells
A 2-year-did ferret was referred with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. The animal died despite insulin therapy and was submitted for necropsy. Light microscopic examination revealed a mild hepatic lipidosis and pancreatic lesions consisting of a diffuse vacuolation of the Langerhans' islet cells with a periodic acid-Schiff positive material compatible with glycogen.
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